Cheryl K. Chumley

Smart ring alerts wearers to callers, texters, social-media communications

As if carrying a cell phone weren't enough — now a new jewel embedded in a band that's worn as a ring contains software that alerts the wearer whenever someone is calling, posting a new message to Facebook or Instagram, or loading up a new Snapchat communication.

June 11, 2014

Joe Biden: U.S. needs ‘constant, unrelenting stream’ of immigrants

Vice President Joseph R. Biden told a National Association of Manufacturers' crowd this week that what the United States needed was more, not fewer, immigrants.

June 11, 2014

Jack Daniel’s, George Dickel duke it out over rights to Tennessee whiskey label

Two internationally known liquor companies -- giant Jack Daniel's and rival George Dickel -- are duking it out over the rights to dub their signature drink an authentic Tennessee whiskey blend.

June 11, 2014

Calif. judge boots tenure laws: ‘Grossly ineffective teachers’ must go

A judge in California ruled the state's teacher tenure, dismissal and layoff laws are unconstitutional, opening the doors for administrators to get rid of underperforming teachers and promote good ones.

June 11, 2014

Toyota expands recall for air bag glitch to 650K vehicles

Toyota Motor Corp. has recalled almost 650,000 vehicles in Japan over air bag glitches that could lead to faulty discharges — leading to fires — during operation.

June 11, 2014

Delaware teen bitten by shark — but beach cleared for reopening

A Delaware boy, 16, was bit by a shark in waters off Cape Henlopen State Park earlier this week, but state officials decreed just a day later that the beach was safe to reopen and the coastline clear of danger.

June 11, 2014

Iran, U.S., world powers ‘hit a wall’ on nuclear talks, France says

Day two of nuclear talks just wrapped among Iran, the United States and five other world powers, and already negotiations have "hit a wall," France's foreign minister said.

June 11, 2014

Air Force offers bonus pay to draw better nuclear leadership

The Air Force, which has been suffering from a string of scandals tied to its nuclear missile corps, is now offering bonus pay as a means of drawing in better leadership to the branch.

June 11, 2014

Ohio toddler, 2, shot dead as dad fires weapon during dispute with mom

A 2-year-old boy was shot in the head and killed in his home after his father fired a gun through the window while arguing with the child's mother, police in Cleveland said.

June 11, 2014

Senate hopeful turns stalker charge to campaign gold: ‘I’m a person who doesn’t easily back down’

Dr. Monica Wehby, an Oregon Republican who's challenging Sen. Jeff Merkley for his Senate seat, tried to shake the stalking charges that surfaced about her in recent weeks: That just shows I'm uber-persistent.

June 10, 2014

Student killed at Oregon school; shooter also dead

Oregon police say a gunman shot and killed a student at Reynolds High School in Troutdale, just outside Portland, early Tuesday morning.

June 10, 2014

Twitter roasts N.Y. skywriter for ragged Rangers message

A New York Rangers fan tried to showcase their skywriting skills above Manhattan over the weekend, but apparently could've used more practice — or a spell check.

June 10, 2014

Boko Haram gunmen blamed for kidnapping 20 more females in Nigeria

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists are believed to have kidnapped another 20 females from a village in northeast Nigeria, right next to where Islamic radicals stole away more than 300 schoolgirls in mid-April.

June 10, 2014

Colorado sees tax collections boom from marijuana trade — near $18M

Just-released tax figures show the marijuana trade in Colorado — where recreational use of the drug is now legal — is booming, with sales up by 17 percent in the one-month transition from March to April.

June 10, 2014

Hillary Clinton’s ‘Hard Choices’ book title shares unfortunate tie to porn

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's much-ballyhooed book, titled "Hard Choices," has an unfortunate tie-in with the porn industry: It's the same name as a 1987 skin flick.

June 10, 2014

Rush Limbaugh on swap for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl: Obama’s ‘replenishing the enemy’

Conservative talk show icon Rush Limbaugh summed up President Obama's swap of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five Taliban prisoners at Guantanamo Bay as little more than helping the enemy.

June 10, 2014

Hillary Clinton clarifies poverty quip: ‘Everything in life has to be put into context’

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took some time Tuesday to explain what she meant when she complained of her family's financial struggles after leaving the White House, saying that with a little context, her claim holds water.

June 10, 2014

Christian radio host slams Muslim prayers at Vatican as outreach to ‘demon god’

A Christian radio host, Bryan Fischer, said Pope Francis shouldn't have allowed Muslim prayers to come from the Vatican because it was akin to sacrilege — they were praying to a "demon god," he said.

June 10, 2014

Utah ‘mountain man’ on the lam for years sentenced to decade behind bars

Troy James Knapp, a survivalist who roamed the wilds of Utah for six years, evading law enforcement until he was trapped at a cabin and engaged in a shoot-out with police in 2013, has been sentenced to a decade in prison.

June 10, 2014

Border agents warn of ‘chicken pox, MRSA staph’ from illegal child crossings

Border patrol agents who have already experienced scabies infestations from illegal border crossers now fear the thousands of children who are sweeping into the United States are bringing a host of new diseases and ailments — of even more serious nature.

June 10, 2014